The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-08

iiiN Nbtl hNdlNlo NOpl EIpNtlH vi
the United States, representing capital OF
over S5OO,0OO,00O, and constituency of
100000 wool growers and wool dealers,
assembled III conference i'll the city OF
Washington, this 9TH day Of December,
1887, having read the first annual message
OF the President TO the Fiftieth Congress,
declare that the sentiments of the message
are a direct attack upon their industry,
one OF the most important of the country,
and in positive violation of the national
Democratic platform Of 1884, as interpreted
by the party leaders and accepted by the
rank and file OF the party; that the Nrgu-
ment made by the President for the re-
moval of our protection against foreign
competition is the old one repeatedly made
by the enemies of our industrial progress,
and effectively answered in nearly every
school district OF our land, and SO thor
oughly disproved by the logic of facts and
demonstration OF experience and history
as TO need no answer from us.
1--WE acknowledge that our small hold
ings, our scattered and unorganzed con-
dition, makes us the easy prey OF the free
trader, but we had a right 10 expect some
thing different from the chief executive OF
the nation at once the most happy, pros.
porous and contented OF any OF the world,
made so by a policy OF protection and de-
velopment which he now seeks 10 destroy.
We had right TO expect our President
would favor the wool-growers of the United
States, and confess our deep disappoint-
ment that, instead, he iavors the interests
OF our foreign competitors.
Justly alarmed at his position, we make
an appeal from his recommendation to
the people, TO the 100, 600 OF citizens en-
gagged in agriculture, TO the millions en-
gagged in manufacturing, TO the army of
wage earneIs, whose wages are maintained
by the protective system, 90 the tradesmen
and merchants whose prosperity depends
upon ours, confident that the judgment and
decision will be based upon Justice and
patriotism, and therefore for the main
tenance of the American policy Of protec-
ton, TO which the country is indebted for
its uncxampled development and pros.
pcrity. To demonstrate the injustice Of
the Presidents policy and the nllacy OF
the remedy he proposes for the reduction
OF the surplus, we point to the fact, that ii
the whole amount OF the revenue derived
from wool was abolished il would reduce
the surplus only about 5000 900, or less
than 10 cents per capita OF the population,
which is paid by foreigners, while the bid
war taxes he recommends retained yield
over Sll0, 000, 900 is direct tax per capita
OF - each, and is what makes up the great
bulk OF the surplus OF Sl40,0OO, 600, and
which fosters a most dangerous monopoly
1--WE would further add the following
statistics in regard TO the wool industry.
The annual revenue derived from imports
Of wool, under the tariff OF 1867, was less
than loo. Under the reduced tariff OF
1883, the revenue last year was over
IS, 100000 The number OF sheep in the
country in 1884 was 50626, 626, in 1887 it
was A, 1914, n decrease OF nearly 6,OO0,-
0O0. and diminution Of the annual wool
product OF over 3j,0O00OO pounds, thus
showing that reducing the tariff by the act
OF 1883, has increased the revenue from
imported woods, and diminished the num-
Der OF sheep in the United States about II
per cent and the annual product in the
same proportion. The Presidents policy
would bring about the destruction OF this
industry, and the same policy Of rcduc-
ton on abolition OF the tariff would end in
disaster 10 all the other industrial produc-
live enterprises OF the country"
NEXT YEARS APPROPRIATIONS.
The clerks Of the committees Of the two
houses OF Congress have prepared tabu.
lar statement, the foolings OF which make
the following showing. The net increase
in estimates for the next fiscal year over
those submitted for the current year Is
IS, 1877, 1857. The net increase over the APP
preparations for the current year Is S2j,
131 900. The total Of estimates Tor the
- l. auAl .NT Tho a
revenue for 1889 Is SiO,j63, 73l.
BRITISH PEACE COMMISSION.
Sir George Campbell, Sir John Swim.
burnc, the Hon, HALEY Stewart and Mr..
Cmmcr, the memhcreoi the British peace
commission, visited the room oil the Senate
committee on foreign relations, this morn.
| ing, where they were met by and intro
/ duced 10 the members of the committee OF
| last Congress, al Of whom will, without
| doubt, be members Of the committee OF the
present Congress. Each 81 the visitors ad-
dressed the senators, setting forth their
| views and purposes IN connection with
/ the plan Of settling International contro-
VERSES by arbitration.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE BUSINESS.
Tie interstate commerce commission
today gave hearing IN the ease Of +. J.
Reynolds, who complains that the Western
New York q Pennsylvania railroad com.
/ pany has raised the rates for the trtnspor-
tatiOn Of railroad ties from kinIa, sum.
marrun, Corydcn, In Pennsylvania; Wolf.
run and Quaker Bridge, in New York, Ia
Salamanca, Olcan and Rochester y. Y,
80 as 20 practically stop the traffic Ia tie.
between said points, except sales 10 the
railroad company.
MssissirPiANs AWARDED PENSIONS.
Tho following Missis,ippians have been
awarded pensions Tor serving in the McXi.
can war Jesse Reed. Of Winona, and
Thomas Il. Maxey, Of Pine Grove.
EN-coNGREssIAS MONEY AFPoiSTHp.
EX-Congrcssman George Money, Of Mis-
sissippi, has been appointed by Mr.. Hurt
the new House doorkcepcr, 30 succeed Mr.
llanway ~ assistant file clerk. The change,
under the doorkcopor will be- made slowly
Capital Notes.
John A. llannay, Of Missouri, was 10
day appointed superintendent Of the docu
mCntroom Of the House II Representa-
tiycs, TO succeed A. w, Gibson, relieved
Tho supreme court granted nm injunc
ton restraining the Western uuion Tele
graph company and the Direct Cabl,
company from using the blanks Of III,
French Cable company, or sending cable
grams ON blanks marked via Frcncl
fCable."
The members Of the delegation from
Cincinnati and Omaha, who are in the cit!
for the purpose Of presenting the claims o
their respective cities for the next nationa
Republican convention, called at th'
Whito.housc today and paid their respect
10 the President.
The Secretary Of the Interior today re-
ycrqed the decision of Tho commissioner o